Shannon City, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shannon City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain77%0.07″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°68°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm40%—88°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers53%0.02″79°69°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—81°67°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shannon City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50861
16-Day Forecast — Shannon City
- Sat82°69°77%
- Sun89°67°8%
- Mon89°67°1%
- Tue84°65°1%
- Wed88°67°40%
- Thu79°69°53%
- Fri81°67°27%
- Sat78°65°7%
- Sun77°62°6%
- Mon82°61°2%
- Tue87°66°2%
- Wed84°68°5%
- Thu89°73°19%
- Fri92°73°13%
- Sat92°74°16%
- Sun87°68°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Shannon City
SPC includes Shannon City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Shannon City
- 50861